MENTAL health staff plan to walk down the main street of Lockhart to help the small community come to terms with the horrific deaths of an entire family earlier this week.
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The body of a man - believed to be that of husband and father Geoff Hunt - and a gun were recovered from a dam on Wednesday, almost 24 hours after Kim Hunt and her three children - Fletcher, 10, Mia, 8, and Phoebe, 6 were found dead at a nearby house.
They are all believed to have sustained gunshot wounds.
Two clinicians from the Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) will be in 900-strong town every working day for the next two weeks to provide support to residents.
They will be based at the Lockhart Shire Council chambers until September 25 and be available between 10am and 4pm. No appointment is necessary.
A MLHD spokeswoman said mental health staff are planning to walk down the main street of Lockhart, handing out resources and calling into businesses.
Resources are also being distributed in the town and nearby Boree Creek.
Lockhart Shire Council staff were yesterday compiling a list of support services to provide to the community that would be made available through a number of channels, including the organisation's website and Facebook, general manager Rod Shaw said.
Mr Shaw said rooms were also available at the council chambers for counsellors to use, if needed, and support was being made available through home visits to those who preferred not to publicly access services.
"We're overwhelmed by the response from the counselling groups and members of the community who've put their hand up to help," Mr Shaw told The Daily Advertiser on Thursday afternoon.
"(The deaths are) still pretty raw."
MLHD director of mental health and drug and alcohol Robyn Manzie said Thursday - R U OK Day - the important message following the tragedy was to talk to someone if you are worried about anything and to ask your neighbours if they are OK.
* Support is available for anyone who may be distressed by calling Lifeline 131 114, Mensline 1300 789 978, Kids Helpline 1800 551 800.